4/28/2013

■"The Worst Thing in the World"


■"The Worst Thing in the World"


Characters: M: Mason, S: Shima, U: Umi

Shima and Umi walk into the office to find Mason with his head
in his hands.

S: What's wrong Mason? You look a little down.
M: I'm not a little down. I'm completely and utterly devastated.
U: Oh no! What happened?
M: The worst thing in the world happened, that's what.
U: Whatever's wrong, we're here to help. Now tell us what happened.
   Did someone get hurt? Did you get dumped?
M: Worse. Clay won the World Heavyweight title.
U: You poor thing! ...Wait, what?
M: I bought the April pay-per-view over the weekend.
   I was so excited to see this match, but Clay pulled off a major     
   upset and won!
S: I take it you don't like this guy very much.
M: This is the worst thing to happen to me since the last time
   he won the title.
U: Don't you think you're overreacting?
   You had us worried about you for a moment.
M: Don't worry about me, worry about the sport.
   No one in their right mind would want to watch Clay defend
   the title. I'll never watch another pay-per-view ever again.
S: You do realize that the former champion probably has a rematch      
   clause in his contract, right?
M: (lifting his head) Well, maybe I'll give it just one more chance.



●Vocabulary:

★utterly devastated - 完全に打ちのめされた
★dumped - (恋人に)捨てられる、振られる
★pay-per-view - ペイ・パー・ビュー、有料番組
★pull off - うまくやり通す、成功させる
★an upset -(スポーツや選挙などの)意外な(予期しない)結果、
             番狂わせ
★overreacting - 過剰に反応する
★in one's right mind - 正気である、気は確かである
★realize - 気が付く、自覚する
★rematch clause - 再試合条項



●Comprehension Questions:

How does Mason feel about Clay's victory?
1. He is happy.
2. He doesn't care.
3. He is utterly devastated.

Who does Mason think wants to see Clay defend the title?
1. No one in their right mind wants to see it.
2. Shima wants to see it.
3. Mason wants to see it.

What does Shima suggest the former champion might have
in his contract?
1. Vacation time.
2. A rematch clause.
3. Extra time off.



「最悪の出来事」


登場人物:M:メイソン S:島 U:ウミ

島とウミはオフィスに入り、頭を抱えているメイソンを見つける。

S:どうしたの、メイソン?落ち込んでるみたいだけど。
M:落ち込んでなんていないよ。完全に打ちのめされているんだ。
U:やだ!どうしたの?
M:最悪の出来事が起こったんだ、そういうこと。
U:何が起こったにせよ、私達が力になるわ。さあ、何があったのか
  話してみて。誰かが怪我をしたの?振られたの?
M:もっと悪い。クレイがヘビー級の世界チャンピオンになったんだ。
U:まあ、お気の毒に!...って待って、なんですって?
M:4月の有料番組を週末にかけて見たんだ。
   試合を見てとても興奮したんだけれど、クレイが大番狂わせで
   勝っちゃったんだ!
S:彼をあまり好きではないようだね。
M:もうこれは彼が前回タイトルを獲得した時以来、僕に起こった
   最悪の出来事さ。
U:ちょっと大袈裟すぎやしない?一時はどうなるのかって心配させ
   られたのに。
M:僕を心配するよりスポーツを心配してよ。
  気が確かなら誰もクレイの防衛戦なんて見たくないよ。僕はもう
  二度と他の有料番組なんて見ないね。
S:前回のチャンピオンの契約書にはおそらく再試合条項が含まれてる
  ってわかってるよね?
M:(頭を上げて)うーん、もう一度だけチャンスをあげようかな。